Cushion-horseshoe.



No. 778,909. PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

A. SIMMONS.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. 1904.

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Patented January 3, 1905.

PATENT OEETCE.

ALLEN SIMMONS, OF MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CUSHION-HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,909, dated January. 3, 1905.

Application led April 14, 1904. Serial No. 203,098.

To all whom, t may concern..-

Be it known that I, ALLEN SIMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing in Milton, in the countyorl Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oushion-Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of horseshoes which are provided with cushions for the purpose of furnishing elasticity or yielding quality to the tread of the shoe and preventing such shock or injury to the horse as is produced by the pounding of the shoe on the road-bed; and the invention has relation particularly to that class of cushion-horseshoes comprising' a baseplate or shell, a yielding or elastic detachable tread, and a metallic wire embedded for the most part in the tread and securing it to the base-plate.

The nature oi' the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby the shoe is rendered more durable and eflicient in its operation, all as fully described below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichd Figure l is a plan view oi the underside oi' my improved horseshoe. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper side of the cushion removed. Fig. 3 is a horizonal section taken through the horseshoe reversed, the under side of the wire and toe-calk being shown in plan. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of thedevice. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a plan view oi' the under side of the wire and toe-calk removed. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the upper side of the same. Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8 8, Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is asection taken on line 9 9, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The base-plate comprises the fiat portion a, horseshoe-shaped, connected at the heel by the bridge L and formed up at its opposite edges into the inner and outer flanges c and CZ, whereby a shell is provided for the reception of the cushion. The base is furnished with suitable nail-holes. The front ends or toe portion of the inner and outer iianges 0 (Z are bored horizontally for the reception of a screw, and the heel portions of the outer .plate between the iianges.

is applied and also to thicken the heel portions f near the holes e for strengthening purposes. (See Figs. 1 and 3.)

g represents a horseshoe-shaped cushion oi' rubber orxother elastic or yielding material, the shape being such as to iit into the base- The under surface of this cushion (which constitutes the tread) is preferably serrated or molded into some such shape' as indicated in Fig. l .for the purpose of preventing slipping, and the upper surface is formed with suitable recesses or sockets g to accommodate the heads of the nails. Furthermore, the upper suri'ace o12 the'cushion has adhesively secured to it a layer or lining of canvas or equivalent textile material t', which when the cushion is in position is between the rubber and metallic baseplate.

Embedded in the rubber cushion are a toecalk and a wire. The toe-calk is an integral piece ofinetal of the are shape shown, and comprising the main portion L, formed on its upper surface with a concentric groove and with the rear or inner part it of its main portion provided with lips Z extending inward over said groove, said main portion being formed on its under side with the comparatively large concentric groove n and with the deep cross-groove or radial groove p, said groove p extending from the under side well up toward the groove 7c and horizontally through the rearward extension s of the calk. (See Figs. 3, 6, 7, and 8.)

t represents the wire, which with the calk is united with the cushion during the process of vulcanization, said wire being substantially of the'sliape of the cushion and located centrally therein. The central portion of this wire extends along and within the groove 7c and is secured in such position by the lips Z. The outer ends t of the wire extend out beyoud the heel ends of the cushions.

The cushion is applied to the base by thrusting the ends t of the wire through the holes IOO e, then pressing it into the shell between the flanges c CZ, and last applying the screw u from the outside, said screw extending along the radial groove p and through the flanges CZ and c. The parts are thus firmly secured together and the blacksmith can then cut or file H the ends t, which project beyond the heel of the shoe. When the cushion has become worn, it can be easily removed and another cushion applied in its place.

The parts f and the parts c and CZ of the flanges, beingthe particular portions which are bored and receive the direct strain of the fastening appliances, are thickened and thereby strengthened. The object of the lips Z is to hold securely and rigidly the wire z5, and said lips are hammered down in order to clamp the wire.

The concentric groove n being filled with rubber serves to clench the cushion and thereby prevent any relative movement at that point.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In ahorseshoe of the character described, a base-plate formed with downwardly-extending flanges whereby a recess or channel is provided on the underside; acushion within said recess or channel corresponding with the general shape of the base-plate; a toe-calk embedded in the cushion and provided on its upper side with a groove; and a wire within the cushion, said wire extending along and through said groove and from the toe-calk to the heel of the cushion, for the purpose set forth. l

2. In a horseshoe of the character described, a base-plate formed with downwardly-extending flanges whereby a recess or channel is provided on the under side; a cushion within said recess or channel corresponding with the general shape of the base-plate; a toe-calk embedded in the cushion and with its outer edge curved to correspond with the outer edge of the cushion, said toe-calk being provided with a groove concentric with its outer edge; and a wire within the cushion and extending from the heel thereof through said groove, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a horseshoe, a base-plate;n a cushion adapted to be applied to the under side of the base-plate; a wire embedded in said cushion and extending therefrom into engagement with the base-plate; and a metallic toe-calk embedded in the cushion and grooved to receive said wire, for the purpose set forth.

4E. In a horseshoe of the character described, a base-plate formed with downwardly-extending iianges whereby a recess or channel is provided on the under side; a cushion within said recess or channel; a toe-calk embedded in the cushion and provided with the groove Zn and clamping-lips Z; and a wire within the cushion extending from the heel thereof through said groove, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a horseshoe of the character described, a base-plate formed with downwardly-extending iianges whereby a recess or channel is provided on the under side; a cushion within said recess or channel; a toe-calk embedded in the cushion and provided with the curved grooveI /c on its upper side and the cross or radial groove 29 on its under side; and a wire within said cushion extending from the heel thereof through said groove, for the purpose set forth.

6. In a horseshoe of the character described, a base-plate formed with downwardly-extending flanges whereby a recess or channel is provided on the under side; a cushion within said recess or channel; a toe-call: embedded in the cushion and provided with the groove Zt and lips Z onits Lipper side, and with the groove n and radial groove p on its under side; and a wire within said cushion extending from the heel thereof through said groove, for the purpose set forth.

7 In ahorseshoe of the character described, a base-plate formed with the downwardly-extending Hanges c and Z provided at the toe with the thickened portions c and Z and at the heel with the thickened portions f, said anges being further provided at the extreme end of the heel with the holes e; a cushion between said iianges; a wire embedded in the cushion and having its ends extend therefrom through said holes; and a metallic toe-clamp embedded in the cushion and in engagement with said wire, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALLEN SIMMONS.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, A. K. Hoon.

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